Out To Lunch
Joe Biden was the guest at the Christian Science Monitor luncheon this afternoon but was only able to spend 30 minutes with reporters, having to return to the Hill for a vote. Most of the discussion focused on Iraq with Biden reiterating his stance he is the only Dem with a "political solution" for the country.
Since he warned reporters he would have leave early to make a vote, he was asked how he was balancing being a sen with being a WH candidate. "Extremely well" was the reply. He said he expected to miss "lots of votes" but didn't expect to miss any votes where his absence would affect the outcome. He added he didn't plan to miss any votes where his absence would have a "political outcome."
As for the low approval ratings Congress is currently subject to, Biden: "I have been the skunk at the family picnic ... for saying we do not have effective control" in Congress. He noted of the critics: "It's a lot easier to say the Congress should end this war ... Well, join the Congress."
Biden was also asked his opinion of Pres. Bush's proposal to make outgoing British PM Tony Blair the new Middle East envoy. Biden: "He can only be as effective as the president is willing to engage." [EMILY GOODIN]
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